Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words
The paper discusses human possibilities and limitations with respect to the creative function of language, by analysing linguistic, geographic and theological accounts of how human identity and the world are created in and through language. In a first step we will discuss realistic vs. constructivis...
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| author | Branimir Vukosav Arkadiusz Krasicki Marijana Kresić Vukosav |
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| description | The paper discusses human possibilities and limitations with respect to the creative function of language, by analysing linguistic, geographic and theological accounts of how human identity and the world are created in and through language. In a first step we will discuss realistic vs. constructivist approaches in epistemology, with the aim of describing the shift towards postmodernist and relativistic scientific positions, especially in research in the fields of linguistics and geography. Then, we analyse the creative functions that these disciplines attribute to language use, including speech acts and geographic names. The theological part of the paper focuses on the creative power of God, as it is described in the Holy Bible and expressed through language, with reference to the allegory of Babel. In this section, God’s creation is put in contrast to human creation. The study concludes with a synthesis of all insights gained and a comparison of human vs. the divine power of creation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc89e94911c6404f8858fd2e817093c92025-08-20T03:02:18ZengChristian Academic CircleNova Prisutnost1334-23121848-86762025-01-01XXIII1213510.31192/np.23.1.2Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with wordsBranimir Vukosav0Arkadiusz Krasicki1Marijana Kresić Vukosav2University of Zadar, Department of Geography, Zadar, CroatiaUniversity of Zadar, Department of Religious Sciences, Zadar, CroatiaUniversity of Zadar, Department of Linguistics, Zadar, CroatiaThe paper discusses human possibilities and limitations with respect to the creative function of language, by analysing linguistic, geographic and theological accounts of how human identity and the world are created in and through language. In a first step we will discuss realistic vs. constructivist approaches in epistemology, with the aim of describing the shift towards postmodernist and relativistic scientific positions, especially in research in the fields of linguistics and geography. Then, we analyse the creative functions that these disciplines attribute to language use, including speech acts and geographic names. The theological part of the paper focuses on the creative power of God, as it is described in the Holy Bible and expressed through language, with reference to the allegory of Babel. In this section, God’s creation is put in contrast to human creation. The study concludes with a synthesis of all insights gained and a comparison of human vs. the divine power of creation.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/476025the Biblegeographylanguagethe power of creationtheology |
| spellingShingle | Branimir Vukosav Arkadiusz Krasicki Marijana Kresić Vukosav Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words Nova Prisutnost the Bible geography language the power of creation theology |
| title | Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words |
| title_full | Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words |
| title_fullStr | Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words |
| title_full_unstemmed | Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words |
| title_short | Language, space and the Bible: How to create (things) with words |
| title_sort | language space and the bible how to create things with words |
| topic | the Bible geography language the power of creation theology |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/476025 |
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